Guitar Scale Logic
F Phrygian Dominant Guitar Scale in Whole Step Down
Phrygian Dominant scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Whole Step Down.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------------------------1--3--| A|------------------------------1--3--4--------| F|---------------------0--1--4-----------------| C|------------0--1--3--------------------------| G|------2--3-----------------------------------| D|3--4-----------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The F Phrygian Dominant scale uses F, G♭, A, B♭, C, D♭, E♭ and the formula 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7. In Whole Step Down tuning, the open strings run D A F C G D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each F root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Phrygian Dominant sounds bright inside a dark frame, with a strong Middle Eastern pull. Try it for metal leads, flamenco-inspired riffs and dramatic dominant vamps. Whole Step Down lowers every string by two semitones. The string relationships stay the same as Standard tuning.
Emphasize the jump from b2 to 3 to define the mode instantly. In Whole Step Down, remember that a familiar shape now sounds a whole tone lower.
- F
- G♭
- A
- B♭
- C
- D♭
- E♭
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- F7dominant 7
- Fmajor
- Fsus4sus4
- F5power
- G♭major
- G♭5power
- G♭mminor
- B♭sus4sus4
- B♭5power
- B♭mminor